terribilityn.

Brit.

/tɛrᵻˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/tɛrəˈbɪlᵻdi/

Forms:

α. late Middle English terryblete.

β. 1500s– terribility.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French terribilité; Latin terribilitas.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French terribleté, Middle French, French (now rare) terribilité frightful character (15th cent.; late 14th cent. in sense ‘terrible thing’), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin terribilitas frightful character (6th cent.) < classical Latin terribilis terrible adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Old Occitan terribilitat rigorousness, terribleness (c1297), Spanish terribilidad (late 14th cent. as †terribilidat ), Italian terribilità , †terribiltà terribilità n.

Now rare and literary.

= terribleness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [noun]

dreadnessa1175

ferdfulness1398

dreadfulnessc1440

terribility?1473

terrora1500

terriblenessa1533

diritya1600

direness1605

direfulnessa1656

dire1660

terrificness1727

tremendousness1727

fearsomeness1891

terribilità1923

terrifyingness1930

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > awe, reverential wonder > [noun] > quality of inspiring

terriblenessa1533

terribility1593

awfulness1600

awesomeness1648

terribilità1923

?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) I. lf. 20 And the terryblete of the tyrant lichaon is not to be redoubtyd whan hit bleuyth vnpunysshid.

1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 55 Their valour and terribility in warre.

1610 tr. Gaultier's Rodomontados sig. B.2^v There is not any thing in the world, which is able to equall the horrible, dreadfull, and furious terribility of my courage.

1653 J. Howell German Diet sig. Gg.1^v When I descend into my self, and contemplat my most terrible horrible terribility, I can hardly hold my self within my self.

1712 in W. King Useful Misc. To Rdr. 17 He..might therefore think they [sc. camels] had a Physical Terribility equal to their Bulk.

1775 Observ. on Inq. into Policy of Popery Laws 27 The whole code of popery laws have lost even their terribility in aspect.

1823 G. Darley in London Mag. Dec. 648/2 The energy, passion, terribility, and sublime eloquence of the stage.

1889 Eau Claire (Wisconsin) Sunday Weekly Leader 3 Nov. It is evident that Judge Keyes is somewhat shakey as to the terribility of his position.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 654 The terribility of her isolated dominant implacable resplendent propinquity.

1931 Bks. Abroad 5 243/2 The terribilities of the human jungles of modern cities, with which he wrestles.

2009 Deadspin (Nexis) 8 Dec. I'm not really hungry, but I continue to snack on these wafers of terribility.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	terribility
释义	terribilityn. Brit. /tɛrᵻˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /tɛrəˈbɪlᵻdi/ Forms: α. late Middle English terryblete. β. 1500s– terribility. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French terribilité; Latin terribilitas. Etymology: < (i) Middle French terribleté, Middle French, French (now rare) terribilité frightful character (15th cent.; late 14th cent. in sense ‘terrible thing’), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin terribilitas frightful character (6th cent.) < classical Latin terribilis terrible adj. + -tās (see -ty suffix¹; compare -ity suffix). Compare Old Occitan terribilitat rigorousness, terribleness (c1297), Spanish terribilidad (late 14th cent. as †terribilidat ), Italian terribilità , †terribiltà terribilità n. Now rare and literary. = terribleness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [noun] dreadnessa1175 ferdfulness1398 dreadfulnessc1440 terribility?1473 terrora1500 terriblenessa1533 diritya1600 direness1605 direfulnessa1656 dire1660 terrificness1727 tremendousness1727 fearsomeness1891 terribilità1923 terrifyingness1930 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > awe, reverential wonder > [noun] > quality of inspiring terriblenessa1533 terribility1593 awfulness1600 awesomeness1648 terribilità1923 ?1473 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Recuyell Hist. Troye (1894) I. lf. 20 And the terryblete of the tyrant lichaon is not to be redoubtyd whan hit bleuyth vnpunysshid. 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 55 Their valour and terribility in warre. 1610 tr. Gaultier's Rodomontados sig. B.2^v There is not any thing in the world, which is able to equall the horrible, dreadfull, and furious terribility of my courage. 1653 J. Howell German Diet sig. Gg.1^v When I descend into my self, and contemplat my most terrible horrible terribility, I can hardly hold my self within my self. 1712 in W. King Useful Misc. To Rdr. 17 He..might therefore think they [sc. camels] had a Physical Terribility equal to their Bulk. 1775 Observ. on Inq. into Policy of Popery Laws 27 The whole code of popery laws have lost even their terribility in aspect. 1823 G. Darley in London Mag. Dec. 648/2 The energy, passion, terribility, and sublime eloquence of the stage. 1889 Eau Claire (Wisconsin) Sunday Weekly Leader 3 Nov. It is evident that Judge Keyes is somewhat shakey as to the terribility of his position. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 654 The terribility of her isolated dominant implacable resplendent propinquity. 1931 Bks. Abroad 5 243/2 The terribilities of the human jungles of modern cities, with which he wrestles. 2009 Deadspin (Nexis) 8 Dec. I'm not really hungry, but I continue to snack on these wafers of terribility. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1473
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